Squad Free Weekend June 21 – 24

If you’re a fan of tactical gameplay with a heavy focus on communication, coordination, and most importantly teamwork; Squad is without a doubt a game you need to try! Luckily for you, there’s a free weekend going on right now so you can try it with zero obligations – it’ll run from June 21st – June 24th. Squad will also be on sale for 40% off throughout the duration of the free weekend.

What is Squad?

At its core, Squad is a 40v40 FPS played out on large-scale maps. It’s currently in early access, but what’s there feels more like a finished game than anything else. There’s a major emphasis on coordination and teamwork and without those elements, chances are your team will get steamrolled.

Teams are broken down into 8-person squads which are each led by a Squad Leader. The Squad Leader’s job is the most demanding as they have to coordinate movements with other squad leads, relay information, place temporary forward spawn points (rally points) for their squad, deploy Forward Operating Bases (FOBs – a more permanent forward spawn the whole team can use), and potentially laying down various types of defenses. It’s safe to assume that if you don’t have a competent squad lead, chances are you’re not going to perform well as a squad. BUT, when your squad leader knows what they’re doing, Squad becomes that much more fun.

Beyond the role of the Squad Leader you have things like medics, basic riflemen, automatic riflemen, machine gunners, grenadiers, scouts, anti-armor, marksmen, crewmen and more. On top of the various infantry roles there are numerous types of vehicles from MRAPs to Strykers and even little pickup trucks with machine guns or recoilless rifles mounted on them.

There are also aspects of base building which can be used to harden structures, entrench positions, and even setup indirect fire support in the form of mortars based on the needs of your team.

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